Break with convention
Break with convention
- 2002
- Estates Gazette (0220) 18 May 2002, 222(1) .
Considers the obligation of local authority landlords to maintain the condition of their housing stock in the context of the Human Rights Act 1998. The recent case "Lee v Leeds City Council" [2002] found that there is no general or unqualified obligation on local authority landlords to ensure that the condition of their housing stock is compatible with their tenant's Convention rights. However, local authority housing that is unfit for human habitation may give rise to a breach of the Human Rights Act 1998. Case law.
HOUSING STOCK
GOOD CONDITION
OBLIGATION TO REPAIR
LOCAL AUTHORITY LANDLORDS
LEE V LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
STENT V MONMOUTH DC
WELSH V GREENWICH LBC
QUICK V TAFF-ELY BC
HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS
Considers the obligation of local authority landlords to maintain the condition of their housing stock in the context of the Human Rights Act 1998. The recent case "Lee v Leeds City Council" [2002] found that there is no general or unqualified obligation on local authority landlords to ensure that the condition of their housing stock is compatible with their tenant's Convention rights. However, local authority housing that is unfit for human habitation may give rise to a breach of the Human Rights Act 1998. Case law.
HOUSING STOCK
GOOD CONDITION
OBLIGATION TO REPAIR
LOCAL AUTHORITY LANDLORDS
LEE V LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
STENT V MONMOUTH DC
WELSH V GREENWICH LBC
QUICK V TAFF-ELY BC
HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS